Mount Hubley (Alaska)

Mount Hubley
Mount Hubley

North Slope Borough, Alaska, U.S.

Highest point
Elevation 8,917 ft (2,718 m) [1]
Prominence 1,617 ft (493 m) [1]
Coordinates 69°16′35″N 143°47′51″W / 69.27639°N 143.79750°W / 69.27639; -143.79750Coordinates: 69°16′35″N 143°47′51″W / 69.27639°N 143.79750°W / 69.27639; -143.79750 [2]
Geography
Location North Slope Borough, Alaska, U.S.
Parent range Brooks Range
Topo map USGS Demarcation Point B-5

Mount Hubley is the second highest peak in the Brooks Range, Alaska, USA.[3] Located in the eastern Brooks Range, in what are known as the Romanzof Mountains, Mount Hubley is 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Mount Isto, the tallest peak in the Brooks Range. Mount Hubley is within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and was named in 1958 for Dr. Richard Carleton Hubley, a coordinator for the International Geophysical Year who died in 1957 while doing research on the adjacent McCall Glacier.[2][4] In 2014 new measurement technology established that Mount Hubley is the second highest peak in the Brooks Range after Mount Isto. Previously, Mount Chamberlin was believed to be the tallest, but it is now ranked third.[5][6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mount Hubley, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Mount Hubley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Brooks Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  4. ↑ Mount Hubley, Alaska (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ Howard, Brian Clark (December 16, 2015). "There's a New Tallest Peak in the North American Arctic". National Geographic. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  6. ↑ Rozell, Ned (December 16, 2015). "Measuring the highest peaks in the Brooks Range". University of Alaska, Fairbanks Geophysical Institute. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  7. ↑ Nolan, M.; DesLauriers, K. (23 June 2016). "Which are the highest peaks in the US Arctic? Fodar settles the debate". The Cryosphere. 10 (3): 1245–1257. doi:10.5194/tc-10-1245-2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.


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